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Broncos D-coordinator Jack Del Rio prefers sideline to booth

In the end, it often comes down to preference for a play-caller — in the booth or on the sideline.

And Saturday, in the Broncos' practice/scrimmage at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, folks will get their first look at what Jack Del Rio's preference is. The Broncos first-year defensive coordinator was quick to say what his plans with a headset are: "On the sideline," Del Rio said. "I've been on the sideline my whole career. I spent one miserable year in Baltimore in the booth — the worst year of my life. I see it on the field. I like to feel it, like to be there to look into guys' eyes on the sideline. That's just where I'm comfortable calling a game."

Del Rio wasn't talking about his time with the Ravens, or in the city, but rather his game-day vantage point in one of his three seasons as Baltimore's linebackers coach.

Del Rio said he expects to get "close to 40 snaps" worth of work against the offense in the scrimmage Saturday.

"We want to see the guys compete and let it sort itself out," Del Rio said. "We have a lot of decisions to make on this football team and that will be one part in that process."

Aches and pains. With all of the injuries at wide receiver — four wideouts sat out Thursday morning's practice — the Broncos signed Cameron Kenney to help with some of the day-to-day work.

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Kenney had been waived by the Seahawks before he was claimed by the Broncos Wednesday afternoon. He took part in a few snaps of team drills during Thursday's practice, but with wide receivers coach Tyke Tolbert standing nearby to help get him lined up.

"(Kenney) is in a tough situation," offensive coordinator Mike McCoy said. "But he did a nice job of stepping in and taking the snaps he had."

Kenney played receiver and did some return work in his time at Oklahoma, but as a junior college player at Garden City Community College he was an all-conference selection as a receiver, a returner and a punter.

Injuries. Safety Quinton Carter sat out practice again with what coach John Fox called a "hamstring/knee" injury. The Broncos had described Carter's injury as just a hamstring injury in recent days, but Carter is receiving treatment on both his knee and hamstring.

Footnotes. With an announced crowd of 5,034 for Thursday's practice the Broncos set a record for a practice at their Dove Valley facility. ... Jason Hunter replaced Robert Ayers at one defensive end spot with the starters Thursday. Del Rio said Hunter had "played his way into that spot."

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